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Laos Hands Over 34 Thai Nationals in Seventh ST Vegas Transfer

On 2 September, Lao authorities handed over 34 Thai nationals to Thai authorities at the 1st Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge between Viantiane and Nong Khcai, marking the seventh batch of transfers stemming from the ST Vegas cybercrime case. Those suspects trace back to a 18 July raid on a rental complex...

Thongloun Pushes Multilateralism at SCO Summit, Deepens India, Kyrgyzstan Ties

President Thongloun Sisoulith attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Plus Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan,...

Vientiane Province Court Sentences 14 in Drug Trafficking, Murder Cases, Up to Life Imprisonment

On 27 August, the Vientiane Province People's Court sentenced 14 people for drug trafficking...

Floods Hit More Than 100 Villages in Three Northern Provinces

Heavy monsoon rains in late August left more than 100 villages flooded across Oudomxay,...

OP-ED More Connections, More Choices: What the SCO Means for Small States

OP-ED by Liu Yuanhui, CGTN A railway can change how a country connects to the...

Parliaments Push Asean to Be Stronger

The narrowing of the development gap among ASEAN member countries has been a notable issue of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) towards the advancement...

President Barack Obama Arrives in Vientiane

President Barack Obama arrived in Vientiane on Monday in his Air Force One on a four-day visit to take part in major events held...

Microsoft Provides Free Online Courses to Lao Students

Microsoft has concluded an agreement with the Ministry of Education and Sports and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications in Vientiane yesterday to provide...

Republic of Korea’s President to Visit Laos

The President of the Republic of Korea Ms Park Geun-hye will pay an official state visit to Laos on September 9 in response to...

ASEAN Actively Contributes to International Affairs: President

President Bounnhang Vorachit has told the G20 Summit that ASEAN, the 10-member regional bloc which Laos chairs this year, has actively contributed to addressing...

Obama’s Laos Visit: Changing History or Asia ‘Pivot’?

WHILE Barack Obama’s visit to Laos this week is the first ever by any U.S. president and hence ‘historical’, it is not merely history...